Avalanche

Avalanche: Shumway Canyon

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Avalanche

Slab Width
107 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
381 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Trigger Detail
Repeater
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2652 m

One of a handful of sizable natural avalanches that occurred during the midday heat in the Wellsville Mountain Wilderness